How Kisumu, Kenya’s lakeside city, is curbing the housing deficit
The majority of African cities are struggling with flooding, housing deficits and poor sewerage connectivity, all of which are caused…
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Resolving tensions between global development goals and local aspirations
The Sustainable Development Goals – a set of 17 globally agreed-upon targets for the year 2030 – are clearly listed…
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The fascinating history of how residents named their informal settlements in Nairobi
There is an incredible array of names within Nairobi’s informal settlements, which offers a glimpse into the lived realities of…
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A new road in Nairobi, Kenya, is set to displace up to 30,000 Kibera slum residents. The bulldozers moved in…
How Africa can build inclusive, safe and sustainable cities? Lessons from Nairobi and Accra
Recently, world leaders gathered in New York to commit to the new sustainable development goals. For the first time, a…
